Actor, and Stuntman. He was best known for playing the roles of Indians, dispatch riders, searchlight operators, truck drivers, German lieutenant-commanders, German guards, officers, posse members, outriders, rangers, commissioner's deputies, piano movers, grooms, and stagecoach drivers, but they were usually uncredited. He will be best remembered as a Hollywood stuntman for the likes of Errol Flynn in the action-adventure romance film, "The Charge Of The Light Brigade" (1936, this was also his stunt film debut), Henry Fonda in the western film drama, "Fort Apache" (1948), and Gary Cooper in the western war thriller film, "Springfield Rifle" (1952). He is also best remembered for playing the role of the 'Dispatch Rider' in the classic war film drama, "They Came To Blow Up America" (1943). The film which was directed by Edward Ludwig, which was written for the screen by Aubrey Wisberg and Micahel Jacoby, and which also starred George Sanders, Anna Sten, Ward Bond, Dennis Hoey, Ralph Byrd, Liesl Handly, Sig Ruman, and Robert Barrat, tells the story of an FBI agent who infiltrates a Nazi sabotage school in Germany where men are trained for strategic destruction inside American borders. He was born as Hans Emil Epper to Hans C. Epper and his wife Theresa M. Isler Epper in Gasgossau, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, on May 9, 1906. He came to the United States in 1927, and became a trainer of horses, and worked as a riding instructor before taking an interest in stunt work for western films in Hollywood, California. He made his actual film debut playing the role of an "Indian' in the classic historical western film, "Western Union" (1941). The film which was directed by Fritz Lang, which was written for the screen by, Robert Carson, Jack Andrews, George Bruce, and Horace McCoy, and which also starred Randolph Scott, Robert Young, Dean Jagger, Russell Hicks, Virginia Gilmore, and John Carradine, tells the story of when Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor. Besides, playing the role of an "Indian' in the classic historical western film, "Western Union" (1941), and playing the role of the 'Dispatch Rider' in the classic war film drama, "They Came To Blow Up America" (1943), his many other film credits as an actor includes, "Berlin Correspondent" (1942), "Action In The North Atlantic" (1943), "Bomber's Moon" (1943), "Buffalo Bill" (1944), "The Black Parachute" (1944), "The Seventh Cross" (1944), "They Were Expendable" (1945), "Joan Of Arc" (1948), "The Flame And The Arrow" (1950), "The Desert Fox: The Story Of Rommel" (1951), "Son Of Paleface" (1952), "Broken Lance" (1954), "King Richard And The Crusaders" (1954), "The Spoilers" (1955), "Never Say Goodbye" (1956), "A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed" (1958), "These Thousand Hills" (1959), and "Journey To The Center Of The Earth" (1959). He also appeared in the television series, in an episode entitled, "The Gun That Swept the West," of the western, "Temple Houston," which originally aired on March 5, 1964, and in an episode entitled, "Hell Hath No Fury," of the western, "The Big Valley," which originally aired on November 18, 1968. Besides, working as Hollywood stuntman for the likes of actor Errol Flynn in the action adventure romance film, "The Charge Of The Light Brigade" (1936, this was also his stunt film debut), actor Henry Fonda in the western film drama, "Fort Apache" (1948), and actor, Gary Cooper in the western war thriller film, "Springfield Rifle" (1952), his many other film credits as a stunt double include, "The Cowboy And The Lady (1938), "Maryland" (1940), "The Westerner" (1940), "Santa Fe Trail" (1940), "Guadalcanal Diary" (1943), "Buffalo Bill" (1944), "The Black Parachute" (1944), "Frontier Gal" (1945), "Never Say Goodbye" (1945), "Michigan Kid" (1947), "The Foxes Of Harrow" (1947), "Joan Of Arc" (1948), "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" (1949), "The Flame And The Arrow" (1950), "The Desert Fox: The Story Of Rommel" (1951), "At Sword's Point" (1952), "Son Of Paleface" (1952), "The Duel At Silver Creek" (1952), "Column South" (1953), "Prince Valiant" (1954), "Broken Lance" (1954), "The Egyptian" (1954), "Never Say Goodbye" (1956), "Friendly Persuasion" (1956), "Love Me Tender" (1956), "Westward Ho, The Wagons" (1956), "Westbound" (1958), "Auntie Mame" (1958), "These Thousand Hills" (1959), "North To Alaska" (1960), "Flaming Star" (1960), "The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse" (1962), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "The Spiral Road" (1962), "How The West Was Won" (1962), "Taras Bulba" (1962), "Cheyenne Autumn" (1964), "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965), "The Scalphunters" (1968), and "Where Angels Go Trouble Follows" (1968). His last film credit as a stuntman is the classic comedy western, "The Great Bank Robbery" (1969). The film which was directed by Hy Averback, which was written for the screen by William Peter Blatty, which was based on the novel by Frank O'Rourke, and which also starred Zero Mostel, Sam Jaffe, Akim Tamiroff, Larry Storch, Claude Akins, Kim Novak, and Clint Walker, tells the story of three separate plans to rob a top-security bank in the western town of Friendly, Texas, circa 1880. He retired from acting and stunt work shortly thereafter. He passed away following a battle with prostate cancer in Newhall, California, on December 3, 1992, at the age of 86. Following his death, he was buried in Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth, California. He was married to Frances Jean Robertson Epper (1906-1996), on June 12, 1936, with whom he had six children including, Margo Marie Epper who was born in 1936, John Anthony "Tony" Epper who was born in 1938, Jean Luann 'Jeannie" Epper who was born in 1941, Stephanie Ann Epper who was born in 1943, Andrew William Epper who was born in 1943, and Gary Allan Epper who was born in 1944. On an interesting note, all six of his children, twelve of his seventeen grandchildren, and one great-grandchild all followed him into stunt work for films.